Twitter loses it during Aretha Franklin's lengthy National Anthem

Andie Judson, WZZM3:54 PM. CST November 24, 2016

DETROIT.MI - NOVEMBER 24: Detroit native Aretha Franklin sings the National Anthem prior to the start of the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings game at Ford Field on November 24, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (Photo: Gregory Shamus, 2016 Getty Images)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Aretha Franklin. The girl can sing, and, apparently, for however long she wants.

Franklin sang the National Anthem before the Lions and Vikings Thanksgiving game kicked off. Her take on our country's chorus, which typically takes about two minutes, took double the time with well over four minutes.

And, of course, the internet had something to say.

Here's some of the best responses on Twitter to Franklin's National Anthem:

Kaepernick would've developed arthritis in his knee for kneeling so long if the 49ers were playing while Aretha Franklin sang the anthem